to much calcium in the water

[inbud]

Can anyone tell me a solution to my problem...i have to much calcium in the water here in my well for my plants. i have narrowed down the problem to this.....to much calcium makes the branch to the leaves purple and the main salk also has purple in it..and the leaves are turning light purple...can someone tell me how i can treat my water to make this excess of calcium go away?

inbud Reviewed by inbud on 08-10-2007. to much calcium in the water Can anyone tell me a solution to my problem...i have to much calcium in the water here in my well for my plants. i have narrowed down the problem to this.....to much calcium makes the branch to the leaves purple and the main salk also has purple in it..and the leaves are turning light purple...can someone tell me how i can treat my water to make this excess of calcium go away? Rating: 5

[rhizome]

RO filter

[ohkelly]

Why do you think it's too much calcium? The purpling symptoms sound more like phosphorus deficiency. Check out the link below, but here's the excerpt on phosphorus:

"Phosphorus - P - Deficiency
Lower leaves and stems [I've seen it on middle and upper-middle leaves, too.]

"First sign of deficiency is stunted plant growth, and leaves become darker green. Then, lower leaves and stems may develop red or purple coloration. In worst cases, lower leaf chlorosis [yellowing] and necrosis [death] occurs. Slight phosphorus deficiency is used in plug production to reduce size and darken leaves. In most cases P, deficiency is not common."

When they say that P deficiency is not common, they are talking about in crop soils, not potted plants that depend on you for their P. And even in plain old dirt, you can see P deficiency fairly often, at least I have. I think that sometimes, it indicates that you've given the plant plenty of nitrogen and/or potassium, and all that rank growth makes it P-starved.

Pics would help nail it down. What grow media and fertilizer have you used?

Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms

[stinkyattic]

Extreme hardness in your tapwater IS a potential cause of nutrient lock-outs.

I'd flush your plants with a VERY weak solution of humic acid (Soil Syrup) and until you can get a better water source, check out a hard-water formula fertilizer. There are a couple out there. But you will need to deal with this if you are going to continue growing. Are you seeing calcium scale on your ceramic bathroom fixtures?

[inbud]

I beleive the calcium is the problem...because yes..i have scale on my faucets here, well water that has much iron and calcium. i will look at the link and put a pic of a plant from earlier in the summer, i had bout this plant as a clone and it flowered early as it went from a 24 hour growlight to regular outside light, this plants leaves if you look close are purpling, i just asumed it was normal as the tag on the plant was a purple dot. Now..my young plants are all with purple stems and pruple and yellow leaves....

the book i am using..medical marijuana bible by cervantes suggests that the deficiency is in mag. that is the only one that says anything about purple stems and leaves.

i have been using fox farms grow big, but i am thinking that the large amount of calcium in my water is preventing the uptake of the nutes.

My question is, how can i get the calcium nutralized or out of the water that i am using on these plants.

thank you so much for your input and i am adding pics below, also will be going to the link you provided. note the purple on the stems going to the leaves, also the leaves light purple color.
tcbud

[inbud]

if you look at the plants in thier own window you can see the purple stems and the yellowing leaves that have light purple on them.

[stinkyattic]

Has it gotten down below 65 a few nights?
Purple leaves come out in cold temps if the strain has that potential trait. That's not a problem!
I love tht your av is the movie poster from the book that mine is... nice.

[inbud]

Yes it had when those pics were taken...still the ones that have been inside, and are out now, have this same problem and the nights are now about 56 coldest, more like average 60. i still think it has something to do with the amount of calcium i have in the water, i am going to try getting some of the above mentioned "syrup" and the alternative hard water type ferts. This is the first time in my life i wished i was on city water.....not...lol. I will work this out and thank you so much for your help.
inbud

[inbud]

What is an RO filter?

[inbud]

attic....
and i couldnt beleive that there were two Marijuana Girl movie posters when i saw Yours lol......
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